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Asteraceae

Doll's protea

Macledium zeyheri (Sond.) S.Ortiz

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Macledium

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Doll's protea: Macledium zeyheri subsp. zeyheri , plant in flower; in relict grassland, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Kafferdissel, Maagbitterwortel, Maagbossie
English
Doll's protea, Toy sugar bush

Synonyms

  • Dicoma zeyheri Sond.
  • Dicoma zeyheri var. zeyheri

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.